Cosford Rural District

Cosford Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894 out of the earlier Cosford rural sanitary district, except for Hadleigh parish which was made a separate urban district. Only minor adjustments were made to its boundary in the reorganisation of 1935. It was named after the historic hundred of Cosford, although the rural district covered a significantly larger area that included most of Cosford hundred (with the notable exception of Hadleigh) and part of the neighbouring hundred of Babergh.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the local government district of Babergh.

Parishes
Cosford RD contained the parishes of • # Aldham,

• # Bildeston,

• # Boxford,

• # Brent Eleigh,

• # Brettenham,

• # Chelsworth,

• # Cockfield,

• # Edwardstone,

• # Elmsett,

• # Groton,

• # Hadleigh Hamlet (abolished 1935),

• # Hitcham,

• # Kersey,

• # Kettlebaston,

• # Lavenham,

• # Layham,

• # Lindsey,

• # Milden,

• # Monks Eleigh,

• # Nedging with Naughton (2 parishes before 1935),

• # Polstead,

• # Preston St Mary,

• # Semer,

• # Thorpe Morieux,

• # Wattisham

• # Whatfield.